Despite their floundering form and failure to navigate such tracks, Mercedes saw Hamilton finish second in the Azerbaijan GP 2021 qualifying session on Saturday
The last couple of weeks threatened to unravel all the vigorous and tedious hardwork Mercedes had inducted in place across the ongoing season of Formula. After a disastrous Monaco GP, the side’s traversity continued as it underwhelmed in the practice sessions of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
And with Tito Wolff alluding to an extremely next couple of days for Mercedes, the team’s ardent supporters were left flummoxed. This look set to be a dreary weekend for the team with the side failing to impress on tracks which weren’t of the traditional and regular kind this campaign.
However, despite the odds being heavily stacked them in qualifying on Saturday, Mercedes managed to pack a punch. Lewis Hamilton showed why he’s considered a powerhouse in the arena as he managed to finish in second, more importantly slotting in ahead of title rival Max Verstappen who occupied third place.
Far from the easiest of qualifying sessions with a record four stoppages occurring, the Azerbaijan GP qualifying needed a slew of expertise to traverse. And the Mercedes car and Hamilton were up to the task at hand as they punched above their weight and showed the requisite stomach of a fight.
Lewis Hamilton Hails Mercedes After Azerbaijan GP 2021 Qualifying Race
Hamilton spoke about the monumental qualifying session for Mercedes in the aftermath of him finishing second, behind Charles Leclerc. While Hamilton was quick to admit that his side was way off the needed lap pace, the Brit did say that the car was thereabout with the needed race pace.
“We kept our composure, we continued to have difficult discussions in the background and challenge one another, never really taking no for an answer.
“We moved around and made so many changes over these two days just chasing our tails and it has been so difficult but the work overnight and particularly between the sessions was amazing from the team and I am really proud of everyone for keeping positive.
While it remains to be seen if Hamilton can emulate his performance on Sunday as well given the weather forecast of rain, the Mercedes man finds himself in a healthy position ahead of the matchup.
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